Requirements:

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a:

• Public Trust security certificate (Low Risk/Non-Sensitive)

All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time 12 weeks upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

A minimum of one year work experience in finance or other business field is essential and required plus a bachelor's degree in business, Finance or Accounting is required.

Please note this announcement is simultaneously advertised with the substitution of experience for education (PARIS-2024-043S), please see details below:

Secondary school plus four years' work experience in finance or other business field is essential and required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education.

Evaluations:

Short-listed applicants will be invited by email to take mandatory language(s) / and-or skills test(s): If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the HR office (parisrecruitment@state.gov) before the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Les candidat(e)s présélectionné(e)s seront invité(e)s par e-mail à passer des tests de langue(s) obligatoire(s) et/ou de compétences : Si vous avez besoin d’un aménagement adapté en cas de handicap, merci de contacter le service RH (parisrecruitment@state.gov) avant la date de clôture de cette annonce.

Qualifications:

Experience:

A minimum of one year work experience in finance or other business field is essential and required plus a bachelor's degree in business, Finance or Accounting is required.

Please note this announcement is simultaneously advertised with the substitution of experience for education (PARIS-2024-043S), please see details below:

Secondary school and four years' work experience in finance or other business field is essential and required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Languages - These will be tested:

ENGLISH: Good working knowledge - Speaking - Reading & Writing

FRENCH: Good working knowledge - Speaking - Reading & Writing

Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.

Job Knowledge:

General knowledge of accounting principles, banking payment processes, and of one or more aspects of financial management including bookkeeping, accounting, disbursing, finance or business administration.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Skills And Abilities:

Adaptable and capable of handling frequent shifts in work priorities. Must be proficient in quickly analyzing transactions, documents, and records. Must possess a strong sense of integrity and the ability to carry out fiscal services responsibly are essential. Must serve the public courteously. Must be adept at tactfully interacting with personnel and external contacts at all levels, as well as managing a large volume of correspondence, including emails, instant messages, and other communication platforms. Being highly organized and self-motivated is crucial. Must have proficiency in Generative Artificial Intelligence applications, MS Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, Power Automate, Power Query, and Power BI.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Benefits:

Agency Benefits:

SALARY: the annual gross salary includes: the profit-sharing allowance, the vacation allowance, the bonus allowance and the “Comité d’Entreprise” allowance.

MEAL TICKETS: Meal tickets have a face value of EUR 8.25/day. 60% of the daily amount is paid by the U.S. Government. An employee contribution of EUR 3.30 per ticket will be deducted in payroll. The number of meal tickets is limited to 202 workdays per year.

TRANSPORTATION: Employees are eligible for a reimbursement of 50% of the cost of public transportation passes purchased for commuting purposes.

HOLIDAYS: The U.S. Missions in France observe eleven U.S. holidays per year and up to ten French holidays.

For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.

The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.

Other Information:

HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:

A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below. It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference.

HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER

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  IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

** This level of preference applies to all FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the 3 FAM 7210 Definitions.

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS

The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:

• Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.


• Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.

The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:

• Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible.


• Current employees must be in their current position for at least one year to be eligible to apply for another position.


• Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.